The tropical storm had maximum sustained winds at 40 mph (65 kph) and is moving at 13 mph (20 kph) . Dalila was expected to bring up to 6 inches (15 centimeters) of rain to parts of Guerrero ...

The storm surge figures seem miniscule upon first glance: less than one-millimeter more per year for the eastern Gulf. By contrast, sea level rise in the area is three and a half times that amount.

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Hurricane Erick, which rapidly intensified overnight, made landfall Thursday morning on Mexico's Pacific Coast as a powerful Category 3 storm, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

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It was moving northwest at 9 mph (15 kph), the hurricane center said. The storm was downgraded slightly before making landfall, from a powerful Category 4 to a Category 3.

The storm moved northwest just inland up the coast through midday, bringing heavy rain to the resort. But Acapulco had dodged the worst at least in terms of Erick’s strong winds.

MARTIN: Sara Kehaulani Goo is the author of "Kuleana: A Story Of Family, Land, And Legacy In Old Hawai'i." Sara, thank you so much for talking with us. GOO: Thank you, Michel.